The Twitter online social networking tool is a hot buzzword right now, though not everyone may understand how it works or what it’s for.
In a word, Twitter is a site that allows people to make accounts and post very short sentences about what they’re doing, sites they’d like people to read, questions for others, etc. In that way it’s not so different than a blog, but with entries of only 140 characters each. (No, the Armchair Playmaker site doesn’t have a Twitter account to go with this site–we just don’t have enough to say for two sites!) (UPDATE: A day after this post went up, we decided we couldn’t resist snooping on the stars and make an ACP twitter account.)
One of its most popular uses, though, is not to post but to read others’ entries. Users can make an account and “follow” another user to see what that user posts, so many people choose you “follow” friends and celebrities.
We’re not weighing in on whether the Twitter phenomenon is a passing fad or here to stay, but given the topic of the bog we may as well point out that there are a number of rugby union and rugby league personalities who use Twitter. Here are just a few of the well-known people and organizations from the rugby codes you can “follow” with Twitter to see what they have to say (or, if you don’t have a Twitter account, you can just look at their sites anyway):
-David Campese, former Australia rugby union star (not to mention uncle of current league star Terry),
-Will Carling, former England rugby union captain,
-Canterbury of New Zealand, popular union and league kit provider,
-Karmichael Hunt, best known at the moment for his impending jump from rugby league to AFL,
-Leinster Rugby, the 2009 rugby union Heineken Cup champions,
-Victor Matfield, South African rugby union star,
-Ewen McKenzie, who may need to change his “LeLink” Twitter name after getting sacked last -night as coach of Stade Francais, and
-Lote Tuqiri, former Australian union and league star who has used Twitter a fair bit of late to keep his fans informed.
You may find more of your own favorites if you look for youself. If you can’t resist the Twitter phenomenon, have a look at the video below to learn how to get on board. Just beware that you might be part of the majority of Twitter users who quit the service in the first month.
Anyone we missed who you’d like on the list? Leave a comment below with your recommendations.
